Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 734 - 735 Freeloading Man 20_1

Chapter 734: Chapter 735 Freeloading Man 20_1

The two, satiated from their meal, arrived at the supermarket together. While Xia Yuanji was topping up his card, Song Lei picked out some snacks and water.

Xia Yuanji estimated his previous expenses and said, "Top it up with five thousand."

What? The figure that the supermarket owner blurted out left him stunned. Ever since meal cards had been introduced, the largest top-up amount was only a thousand.

But this customer wanted to add five thousand, which greatly alarmed him. "Five thousand?"

Xia Yuanji hummed an affirmation, "Yes, five thousand."

The owner was more than happy to oblige if the customer wanted to add more and quickly topped up the card.

After Xia Yuanji received his meal card, he casually strolled through the supermarket, picking up a few items and naturally lined up behind Song Lei.

"Let’s pay together." Then he handed over his card.

Song Lei knew he was wealthy and didn’t quibble over these matters. "Thanks."

Xia Yuanji took the shopping bags, "Shall we take a walk around the sports field?"

"Sure."

And so, everyone watched as the two left. When they could no longer see their backs, someone remarked, "They really make a good couple."

"Indeed, much better than Chiang Yi."

"Forget about it, Chiang Yi is nothing compared to him," said with a face full of disdain, a stark contrast to the shy expressions when Chiang Yi was mentioned before.

"People used to say that Xia Yuanji was living off women just like Chiang Yi, but turns out he’s actually richer."

In the school, there were a few who could top up their meal cards with five thousand in one go, but the way Xia Yuanji acted, five thousand to him seemed like no big deal at all.

Chiang Yi sat in a corner eating, having not eaten much for lunch. If he didn’t eat his fill, he wondered how he’d endure the afternoon classes.

Unexpectedly, there he was, and still, he couldn’t avoid them.

He had thought that Xia Yuanji, who used Song Lei’s meal card during lunch, might not have much money; yet unexpectedly, he too was wealthy.

Chiang Yi, overhearing the surrounding discussions, lowered his head, deep in thought. Could it be that he really had no chance with Song Lei?

Chiang Yi sighed softly, drawing the attention of those around him. They had all been happily gossiping, but no one expected Chiang Yi to be there.

They were stunned, unsure why he was there, and started to recall if they had said anything too offensive.

After a long thought, it seemed that nothing too excessive had been said, and even if there was, it was just the truth.

Relieved, the group decided to move on, "Let’s head to the sports field."

"Exactly, Xia Yuanji is really handsome, and someone has already checked; before he came here, he was at..."

The group, sharing rumors that had passed through many hands, left Chiang Yi with an even more awkward expression as he heard their discussions.

Of course, he knew about that school; though located in another place, its reputation was indeed significant. He hadn’t expected Xia Yuanji to be a transferee from there.

Chiang Yi really couldn’t understand. Having already attended that school, why didn’t he simply go abroad to study? Why bother transferring back here? It was incomprehensible.

Could it be an arranged marriage between wealthy families? Thinking of this, Chiang Yi’s face paled. Yes, how could he forget? Isn’t that what wealthy families like to do?

If there really was an arranged marriage, Song Lei truly wouldn’t have a say in the matter, and neither could Chiang Yi dissuade her. What if both families united against his?

And what exactly did the Song Family and Xia Family do for business? Chiang Yi was quite curious. Despite Song Lei’s pursuit, he had never inquired about her family’s business out of dislike.

Chiang Yi truly regretted not asking more about it before. By knowing about the Song Family, he could have also learned about the Xia Family.

Unfortunately, now it wouldn’t be easy to investigate. Chiang Yi finished the last bite of his instant noodles and prepared to head to the classroom.

Thinking it over, he remembered they were going to stroll on the field, and decided to head to the field after all.

As he headed to the field, he saw quite a few people walking in pairs or small groups toward the academic building.

As they passed by him, Chiang Yi could distinctly feel that their glances at him carried a certain playfulness.

What’s the situation? Did he get something on his face or what? Just as Chiang Yi was wondering what the problem might be.

"Chiang Yi, are you also going to the field to watch Song Lei and Xia Yuanji?"

"If so, don’t bother—they walked around the field and now they’re heading back to the classroom."

A male student who was on good terms with Chiang Yi lightly patted his shoulder, "Though you’re quite handsome, you’re still a bit behind compared to that guy."

"Not just a bit behind, but a big gap, a match of talented male and beautiful female."

Ah, Chiang Yi hadn’t expected that—he was just slightly delayed, and they had already returned.

"I wasn’t going to watch them; I just wanted to take a walk on the field. What’s wrong with that?" Chiang Yi certainly wouldn’t admit he was going to watch Song Lei and the others.

"And it’s not like you guys don’t know, I really dislike Song Lei. Now that she has a boy around, I couldn’t be happier."

No matter what, one must save face and definitely not show weakness.

Regarding Chiang Yi’s words, everyone just laughed, "Whatever you say."

Then they continued passing by him, but the way they looked at him still irritated him.

Chiang Yi really wanted to say that he didn’t lack for admirers, he had many.

At this moment, he remembered the plan he had made at the end of last semester, which was only postponed due to the class advisor’s intervention, and then because of the winter break.

Now it seemed that this plan could no longer be postponed, and needed to be put on the agenda.

As for the target person, he had one, but as for the specific operational method, ah, he had really forgotten it.

But that was all right, forgetting was forgetting; the plan wasn’t important now. What mattered was to prove that he was still Chiang Yi, a guy who absolutely didn’t lack girls chasing after him.

He would definitely let everyone know that without Song Lei, he was still the same him.

Xia Yuanji returned to his seat, "Let me see your test paper."

The scores for two subjects had already been announced in the morning, and the teacher had briefly gone through them. There were some difficult questions that most students in the regular classes didn’t understand, and the teacher hadn’t explained them.

Song Lei just happened to not know how to do one question and had asked Xia Yuanji earlier, who had simply outlined the thought process.

"You apply the formula like this..." Xia Yuanji quickly explained a method that any average person could use to solve the problem with a standard formulaic approach.

Upon hearing this, Song Lei knew the process was a bit lengthy, but following his analysis and solving the problem, she found the question wasn’t as difficult as it seemed.

"Get it?" Xia Yuanji asked.

Song Lei nodded her head continuously, "Got it, got it."

"There’s another quicker way to solve it." While saying there was another method, Xia Yuanji had actually proposed two more ways of solving the problem.

Song Lei listened, flabbergasted. She understood the first method, the second too, but when it came to the third, she was lost.

"Forget it, knowing two methods is good enough." Xia Yuanji quickly jotted down a problem on his scratch paper, "You try this one."

Song Lei looked at it and asked, "Similar type?"

Xia Yuanji nodded, "Only by practicing more will you know if you’ve really got it."